Improvement in king-bolts for perch-carriages



L H. MOSIER. King-Bults-for Per ch Carriages. 138,342.

* Patented April 29. 1873.

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IMPROVEMENT IN-KING-BOLTS FOR PERCH-CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,342, dated April 29, 1873; application filed January 18, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. H. Mosrnn, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in King-Bolt for Perch-Carriages, of which the following is a specification:

Figure l is a top view of a portion of a carriage to which my improvement has been applied. Fig.2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line 00 :0, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention consists in a. new mode of combining certain parts with the kin g-bolt of a carriage so as to take the'strain and wear from the head-block.

A represents the axle, and B the axle -bed. 0 is the bottom fifth-wheel. D is the top fifth-wheel. E is the head-plate. F is the head-block. G is the spring, and H are the perches. The bottom fifth-wheel G, the axlebed B, and the axle A are secured to each other by the fifth-wheel clips I. The top fifthwheel D, the perches H, the head -blocks F, and the head-plate E are securely bolted to each other. J is the king-bolt, upon the lower end of which is formed a clip, by which it is secured to the axle-bed B and axle A. The upper part of the king-bolt J passes through a hole in the socket-bar K, through the socket 70 formed upon the upper side of said bar K, around the said hole, and into a recess or cavity formed in the head-block F. Upon the upper end of the king-boltJ is screwed a nut, L, which restsupon the upper end of the socket la, and is secured in place by a pin, M, driven through a hole in the upper end of the king-bolt J above the said nut L, as shown in Fig. 3. In the end parts of the socket-bar K are formed holes to receive the arms of the saddle-clip N, so that it may serve as a yoke to said saddle-clip N, and so that the said clip may hold the said socket-bar in place. The plate or saddle of the clip N is riveted to the springs G, as shown in Fig. 1.

If desired, the ends of the socket-bar K may be turned up upon the sides of the head-block F, and secured by a bolt passing through said turned-up ends, and through the headblock above the upper end of the king-bolt J thus dispensing with the necessity of using the saddle-clip N.

Either of these constructions prevents the king-bolt from being broken by the swelling of the head-block F 5 but I prefer the construc tion first described, as it not only prevents the king-bolt from being broken by the swelling of the head-block, but also prevents said [headblock from being split by swelling.

I am aware of the patent granted to J. J. Waldron May 12,1868, and desire to disclaim all that is shown and described by him.

Havin g thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The single saddle-clip N, having spring G riveted thereto, and holding the detachable socket-bar K k, in combination with kin g-bolt J and head-block F, as and for the purpose described.

' JOHN L. H. MOSIER.

Witnesses:

JAMEs T. GRAHAM, T. B. MOSHER. 

